Growing up in a small hometown in Michigan it never occurred to me I might be 'called to duty', to provide a service to the military but such is the innocence of youth that there were many things of which I had no inkling that were to befall me.
I was christened Veronica by my parents (although Daddy often used to call me 'little Miss pretty blue eyes') but I can only remember ever being known as Roni by everyone and anyone else, a name which has stuck ever since the day someone had the idea.
Looking back I guess I had what might be called an ideal childhood. I lived in small town bubble with surrounding countryside and fields as my playground. School was a delight and I breezed through without achieving any great academic distinction but that didn't distract from my being regarded as a popular student by my teachers and most of my peers. Yep, life for that young girl was pretty good.
I suppose I paid more attention to boys than my books and a key to my popularity was being more interested in the opposite sex rather than listening to my teachers. There were a few boys who caught my interest but it was Robert who seemed to be forever as we went through Junior, Puberty and Senior High together. Growing up and beyond I found he was just as fascinated as me by the whole sex thing and we became very close as we explored things that grown-ups were reluctant or too embarrassed about to tell us.
He was a bit of a 'bad boy' but it was Robert (or rather Bobby as he was always called) who became my fuck of choice and we used to spend many an afternoon when we should have been revising or doing some other school-related activity getting to know his 6" cock instead. I suspect that his mother knew what was going on but he was such a 'Momma's Boy' that nothing was ever mentioned by her and certainly she would never hear of a word being said against her dear boy so he was allowed to get away with doing exactly as he wished. It was pretty much the same with his younger brother but at the time I didn't have too much to do with him; that came later!
Bobby wasn't a particularly imaginative lover, indeed his fucking technique was just as shallow as the rest of his life and he really didn't make much of an effort. However, at the time I didn't know any better as his was only the second cock I had let into my pussy. I never did tell him about that previous time, a hurried, fumbled affair under the bleachers which for me didn't exactly count as being the significant moment when the bubble of my virginity was burst by a little prick.
Somehow Bobby and I became an item and in my naΓ―ve mind I had notions of romance and a conviction that we could be a 'happy ever after' married couple. I was never ever sure what went through his laid back mind but shortly after graduation I had a pregnancy scare so we hurriedly married to fend off any ensuing scandal and moved in to share house with his parents. (I had my period shortly after!)
Neither of us had given much thought to 'what happens next' and the reality of his lack of qualifications and the wherewithal of getting a good job became a bit of a shock and, dare I say, we both had thoughts that had we spent more time studying rather than fucking then perhaps we might be in a better place but these thoughts were just silently acknowledged and left unsaid. However, it had to be said that if nothing else Bobby was always the optimist and had a positive outlook that 'something would turn up' and he was right.
I guess what caught his attention was that the nearby Great Lakes had the biggest Navy training base in the US and given its close proximity to us (albeit it was on the other side of Chicago) their presence was hard to ignore especially as they had frequent recruitment drives even in our small town. Indeed, the military was often toted as a career choice at school and I'm guessing that the exciting world that the Navy promoted must have stuck in the back of his mind. So it was that after another week of doing low-paid casual work that he came home and announced that 'we' were joining the Navy. I really didn't have any say in the matter but everyone in the household was secretly relieved that this meant we would ultimately be moving out and so we all congratulated him on his brave decision.
I had to stay living at home with his parents while Bobby went through 'Boot Camp' but it was a proud day when he finally completed his basic training and we all went to Great Lakes Naval Station and saw his passing out parade. He looked so fine in his dress uniform and for the first time I thought that we would be making something of our married life.
After his graduation from Boot Camp we were posted to the naval base in San Diego where he worked in the logistics center whilst awaiting assignment to a ship. I don't suppose it was the most demanding of jobs for, as I indicated, Bobby was never destined to become the brightest sailor in the fleet. However, I was happy that we had been allocated an off-base house and I did my best effort to make it a home for the two of us. Unfortunately Bobby was never going to be the home-making kind and he seemingly preferred to be spending his free time getting into all sorts of trouble with his like-minded shipmates. Looking back I should have left him then to get on with it but I loved him despite all his faults and I stuck with him and went with him to wherever the Navy sent us for the next 4 years.
If Bobby could lay claim to any notable achievement then I guess it would have to be that he finished his service career in the same rank as he was awarded when he passed out of Boot Camp. As a consequence of his frequent misdemeanors he was eventually discharged still as a basic E-1, that is, Seaman Recruit. Meanwhile his brother who had followed him into the military (the Marines) a year later had had a stellar career and was discharged as a Sergeant, an E-5. Bobby dismissed their differences as being due to his brother being a brown-nose, a suck-up and a yes-man to his superiors; any excuse rather than recognizing that the truth that his brother was a better man than him and his own lack of progress was purely due to his own inadequacies... but that was Bobby all over, it was always someone else's fault. Looking back I suppose it didn't do anything for his self-esteem when I got excited to hear of yet another promotion that his brother had been awarded!
However, my interest in his brother's achievements and that of other men on base was not entirely an appreciation of how well their career path was going, it was more related to their interest in me and the fact that I was being 'taken care of' whenever Bobby was away on-ship or deployment. The reality was that I looked forward to Bobby going away for it gave me free rein to indulge in some 'me-time' and to enjoy the company of men more capable, more considerate, more amiable than my redneck Bobby. I mean, I was a young wife; I had feelings; I was constantly horny and I wasn't getting the attention I deserved when Bobby was at home. It wasn't his fault and for all his faults I still loved him dearly but I had needs that demanded to be served and it was a relief to me in more ways than one when he was sent away to do his duty elsewhere.
So it was from the first time he went away. He never did say much about where the ship was going or what they were doing other than how long he might be away. Thinking back I think he may have been sending a signal that he knew I might be feeling 'restless' in his absence and that he was aware of what might happen. We didn't actually speak about it but I took it as he wouldn't be surprised if I felt the need for company.
The men on the base became aware that I was available for a bit of fun whenever Bobby was detached elsewhere. From our arrival in California I soon gained a reputation of being a bit of a 'party girl' and would take any opportunity to go to the various clubs on base. I had a few girlfriends, young wives who for one reason or another were similarly left on their own and we would go out for evenings to relieve the boredom of yet another day of being left 'home alone'.
I really settled into the life of being a 'navy wife' and when Bobby was at home I tried to focus my attention on him and encourage him to enjoy what we had been given. We were a million miles away from sleepy Michigan and set down in a vibrant California which was great and there was a lot to do in his off-duty time. However, he was never really keen on doing much which involved socializing and when he was at home our life was one of what could only be called 'domesticated boredom'. However, to be fair, he never objected if I said I was going for a night out with my girlfriends and so it became quite the routine for him to stay at home or maybe meet with some buddies and for me to go and enhance my newly acquired reputation.
I was never without company on my nights out. Indeed, unknown to Bobby, I had gained a reputation for being 'easy' and men were always hitting on me knowing that my constant state of horniness would get them something to remember later in the evening. There was never a time that sometime during an evening of dancing and drinking that I didn't slip out the back or sneak into the restroom with some randy sailor and give him a satisfactory blowjob while I finger-fucked myself to an equally satisfying climax.
I won't say things got out of control the more frequent and longer Bobby's deployments became for I was very careful as to how I conducted myself and was aware that my 'extra-curricular activities' could get us both in trouble if his superiors found out. However, my need for cock dictated that giving blowjobs wasn't enough and gradually over the weeks and months whenever Bobby was away I would let a sailor of choice go all the way and give me that delicious relief of sliding his stiff fat condom-covered cock into my welcoming pussy. Sometimes it would be me holding up my dress while standing against the wall; other times it would be on the backseat of a car; the best time was when there was a beach barbeque party and my anonymous lover and I slipped into the dunes.
For a while that was enough to keep me satisfied but as I became more comfortable with life on and around the base and seeing how things worked with neighbours and such I began to look for a little more comfort when socializing. So it was that under the cover of darkness I would take my admirer back to our house and for a couple of hours be properly fucked on either the marriage bed or our couch. It was wonderful and, best of all, nobody got hurt.
However my wonderful life nearly came to an end before it really got started for Bobby in his usual fashion managed to really screw things up. I only heard the true story secondhand as, once again to hear Bobby tell the story it 'wasn't his fault', but apparently he was on guard duty on the bridge of his ship when it was anchored in the bay. Somehow he managed to start the engines and the ship moved forward and crashed into the dock. He should have been Court-Marshaled for 'gross negligence' and slung out of the navy but his Chief who he got on with very well argued his case and he was demoted and got away with just a severe reprimand.